Joel 2:7
They run like mighty warriors; 1 they climb the walls like soldiers; 1 they march, every one in step, 1 and do not break their ranks. 1
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6At their presence people are in anguish 1 and all their faces become pale. 1
Cross References
2 Samuel 1:23Saul and Jonathan were loved and gracious in life, 1 and in their death they were not separated. 1 They were swifter than eagles, 1 they were stronger than lions. 1
2 Samuel 5:8At that time David said, “Those who attack the Jebusites will have to go through the water shaft to reach the 'lame and the blind' who are David's enemies.” That is why people say, “The 'blind and the lame' must not enter the palace.”
Psalms 19:5The sun is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber 1 and like a strong man who rejoices when he runs his race. 1
Isaiah 5:26He will lift up a signal flag for far away nations and will whistle for those at the end of the earth. 1 Look, they will come speedily and promptly. 1
Joel 2:9They rush on the city, 1 they run on the wall, 1 they climb in the houses, 1 and they go through the windows like thieves. 1
Matthew Henry on Joel 2:2-12
Threatenings of Judgment. ( b. c. 720.) 1 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand; 2 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. 3 A fire devoureth before them; and behind them… Read the whole commentary →